Riley spells future OSU, not USC

3:06 PM,
Oct. 3, 2013

Mike Riley is seen as USC's offensive coordinator on Oct. 8, 1994, before a game against Oregon State in Corvallis.

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Oregon State football coach Mike Riley isn't going anywhere. Not to USC, and not to the next high-profile job that opens up as the 2013 college football season plays out.

Riley's name surfaced this week in several media outlets as a possible successor to former USC coach Lane Kiffin, who was fired Sunday.

No surprise there. Riley was USC's offensive coordinator from 1993-96, and was rumored to be the leading candidate in 2010 to replace Pete Carroll before receiving a three-year contract extension that would keep him at OSU through the 2019 season. ...